United Nations ......
• Established ------------- 24th October 1945 by 51 countries
• Headquarter ------------- New York, United States
• Official languages ------------- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
• Total Membership ------------- 193 member
• Present Secretary General ------------- Ban Ki-moon
• First Secretary General ------------- Trygve Lie, Norway
• United Nations was established ------------- San Francisco City
• Permanent Members in Security Council ------------- Russia, USA, France, China and UK.
• Logo designer of the United Nations ------------- Donal McLaughlin
• Newest Member in UN ------------- South Sudan, 14th July 2011
• Six Principal Organs The General Assembly ------------- The Security Council, The Economic and Social Council, The Secretariat, The International Court of Justice, The United Nations Trusteeship Council
| Name | Headquarters | Established |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Rome, Italy | 1945 |
| International Labour Organization (ILO) | Geneva, Switzerland | 1946 |
| International Maritime Organization (IMO) | London, United Kingdom | 1948 |
| World Food Programme (WFP) | Rome, Italy | 1963 |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Geneva, Switzerland | 1948 |
| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna, Austria | 1957 |
| International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Geneva, Switzerland | 1947 |
| World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) | Madrid, Spain | 1974 |
| Universal Postal Union (UPU) | Bern, Switzerland | 1947 |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Montreal, Canada | 1947 |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | Rome, Italy | 1977 |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington, D.C., USA | 1945 |
| World Bank (WB) | Washington, D.C., USA | 1944 |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Geneva, Switzerland | 1974 |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | Geneva, Switzerland | 1950 |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | Vienna, Austria | 1967 |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | Paris, France | 1946 |
The UN has 4 main purposes :
★ To keep peace throughout the world
★ To develop friendly relations among nations
★ To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms
★ To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals
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